A thorough reflection upon what it takes to survive as an artist in general and as a video artist in particular. In a very personal and pedagogical way this video sorts out once and for all how to make money as a video artist. It punctuates prejudices using calculation examples from the author’s own art practice.
Photo: Björn Perborg
Year: 2012 Technique: Animation HD, Swedish or English voice-over Duration: 14 min Voices: Björn Perborg, Dave Morris Voice recording: Alexander Ott Theatrical mix / Mastering: Ljudligan Translation: Bianca Marsden
Echoing through time the words from a speech originally held in 1775 with depth of panoptical dimensions. Barricades of artificial control mechanisms are installed to protect us from our selves – the ever expanding distance between us.Rancorous Call consists of imagery of surveillance cameras arranged in a symphony to Sir Patrick Henry’s words uttered at St John’s Church in Richmond, USA, and here interpreted by Richard Schumann.
Collaboration with Anna Viola Hallberg. Completely based on found footages and sound collected from the Internet.
Photo: Anna Viola Hallberg & Björn Perborg
Year: 2006 Technique: Animation SD, English voice-over Duration: 1 min Voice: Richard Schumann
Based on a true story. Swedish Migration Board sends a letter to an individual asylum seeker, instructing him to meet with his case officer to discuss an apprenticeship. Actually it’s a trap and the police are waiting. The asylum seeker is arrested and deported from the country. He then »disappears«.
Photo: Björn Perborg
Photo: Björn Perborg
Photo: Björn Perborg
Photo: Björn Perborg
Year: 2001 Technique: Animation SD PAL, Swedish dialogue Duration: 2.10 min
An exhibition consisting of five oversized suitcases and a two channel video installation. In a personal way, all the works reflect upon places, travelling, origin and nostalgia. Every suitcase hosts a miniature art exhibition space inside. Suitcase 1 shows an installation with an animation, »The warmest winter in 250 years«.
Suitcase 2 shows another animation, »The tallest mountain in Europe«. Suitcase 3 shows another animation, »The city I live in«. Suitcase 4 shows yet another animation, »All the dead I’ve seen«. Suitcase 5 shows a photo exhibition entitled »Airport chapels«. It is a series of architecture documentation, documenting airport chapels – the prayer or meditation rooms that are to be found in most international airports. Also included is »The trip to America«, a slideshow with narration.
Finally, a two channel video installation is completing the show. It is »Immigrant Song«, in which, on one screen, Berlin-based drummer Hannes Lingens plays a variation of the drum groove from Led Zeppelin’s »Immigrant Song« using firework rockets as drumsticks. On the other screen fireworks on a night sky go off in synchronization with the drumbeats from the first screen.
Photo: David Brandt
Photo: David Brandt
Photo: David Brandt
